Harold Huff
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Patrolman

Harold Huff

Johnson City Police Department — Johnson City, NY
Accident
End of Watch August 9, 1925
Age 26
Tour of Duty 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Huff died after a train struck his police patrol vehicle. Patrolman Huff, along with another officer and a firefighter, were responding to a report that a man was beating his daughter. Their vehicle was struck by a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad passenger train. Patrolman Huff was killed instantly. The other two men in the vehicle were injured but recovered. Patrolman Huff had served with the Johnson City Police Department for only five months.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Huff served with the Johnson City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Johnson City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Huff.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Johnson City, NY
Platform Identity jpd.broome.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 1925
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Harold Huff is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Johnson City Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Johnson City Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Huff's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Harold Huff Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Huff is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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